Liquiritin, a flavone compound from licorice, inhibits IL-1β-induced inflammatory responses in SW982 human synovial cells
2017
Gao, Yao-Xin | Cheng, Bin-Feng | Lian, Jun-Jiang | Guo, Dan-Dan | Qin, Jing-Wen | Zhang, Yong-Bo | Yang, Hai-Jie | Wang, Mian | Wang, Lei | Feng, Zhi-Wei
Liquiritin is one of flavone compounds derived from licorice, a common flavoring and sweetening agent in food products. This study investigated the effects and mechanisms of liquiritin in interleukin (IL)-1β-stimulated SW982 human synovial cells, which is a useful tool to study the inflammatory response of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The SW982 cells were pretreated with various concentrations (0, 10 and 40μM) of liquiritin, followed by IL-1β (10ng/mL) stimulation. Liquiritin significantly inhibited protein and mRNA levels of inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and IL-8 in IL-1β-stimulated SW982 cells. Liquiritin suppressed IL-1β-induced phosphorylation of p38, c-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), and adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK), inhibited p-c-Jun activation and decreased p65 protein translocation into the nucleus induced by IL-1β. These results indicate that liquiritin exerts an anti-inflammatory effect via modulating JNK, p38, activator protein-1 (AP-1), AMPK and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) pathways in IL-1β-induced human synovial cells.
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